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Record ID: IOW-DBF003
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy and enamelled zoomorphic Roman plate brooch in the form of a horse and rider. (c. AD 100 – c. AD 410). Length 26.0mm, width 23.0mm and 1.9mm thick. Weight 4.08g. The horse, which is galloping to the right, is well defined and has a small head with pronounced ears projecting slightly forwards. The eye is in the form of a small annulet. However, due to corrosion, the eye is barely visible. The mouth is not portrayed. The disproportionately large arching mane is represented by parallel vertical ridges/grooves. The tail and the hind leg below the knee a…
Created on: Sunday 6th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-DD3763
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of 'Winchester' style (Hattatt 1985, 23). Overall length 43.2mm, maximum width of bow 9.8mm and thickness of bow 1.2mm. Weight 4.55g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The pin, part of the spring and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The spring, when complete, would have had four coils. Two of the coils are missing but the internal chord has survived. The bow has a length of 37.0mm and both the front and rear faces are flat. It is angled at the head and the foot, so when…
Created on: Sunday 6th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-044CB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.l. pg. 74, Plate 48. It is 51mm long, 18mm wide and 11mm deep. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.83grams. The brooch has short hollow wings with a semi-circular hole to hold a spring bar. Part of the spring mechanism sits above the centre of the wings. It has a long sub-rectangular sectioned bow. Half of its surface is taken up with a raised line which terminates in a raised chevron so it resembles an arrow. Where the decoration on the front ends, t…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-046093
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy plain hinged bow brooch, 26mm long, 22mm wide and 7mm deep. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 2.98grams. The brooch has circular sectioned solid wings which sit above the bow at an angle and form a central rectangualr void, presumambly where the hinge fitted. The bow is triangular in section and is slightly curved. There is no sign of decoration on the brooch and no catchplate or pin present.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-048467
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy disc brooch, 22mm in diameter and 2mm thick (6mm at catchplate). The object is in fair condition with a green/brown patina and weighs 3.64grams. The brooch is decorated with an outer raised border with a further inner border, 2mm in from the edge. This is filled with what is now red enamel. Inside this are four raised semi-circles which are arranged so they form a cross motif, two are filled with red enamel and one with blue, the last is empty but presumably was originally blue as well. There is a raised circle inside the 'cross' 2mm in diameter. Its reverse has tra…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-0604D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval mount; Anglo-Saxon, cast copper alloy mount in the shape of a bird, possibly a cockerel. Flat mount with incised decoration on one face showing a bird, facing left, with hooked beak, small crest on the head, pointed wing extending up and backwards and thick curved tail. The feet are openwork but the area inside the beak has not been pierced. There is an incised oval for the eye and an indication of some patterning on the wing, although this is indistinct. This object can be compared with a series of bird brooches of late Anglo-Saxon date, which have feet standing on a '…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-079CD2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Polden Hill booch fragment. The crest of the head is quite rounded and the bow tapers to a point at the end, although no foot remains. The hinged pin, catchplate and pin mechanism are all missing. The brooch is quite corroded all over but it is quite likely that this brooch would have been plain anyway.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-1D0BE0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (the Dolphin, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46.It is of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing / end caps. The wing caps are incomplete and the axis bar, spring and pin are missing. It is likely that the pin / spring would have been attached by an external chord to a (now broken) rearward facing hook. The remnant of this hook is located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The reverse of the head of the brooch (between the two wings) has an unusua…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bayston Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-2C40F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.a3., flat wing ends type, Western Group). The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming five incomplete coils, a pin, of which only approximately three-quarters of the pin remains, and a horizontal bar. This bar is held in place by a transverse groove on a vertical ridge decorating the bow head. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-lik…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-4D5707
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5. Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.b4. Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports an iron axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming eight incomplete coils, and a pin which is missing. There is also the remains of a horizontal bar leading from the spring which is held in place by an integral perforated lug at the junction of the bow head and upper edge of the wings. The wings are decorated…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-4D7AB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 5, Western Group,flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 5.b4. Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming eight incomplete coils, and a pin which is missing. There is also the remains of a horizontal bar leading from the spring which is held in place by an integral perforated lug at the junction of the bow head and upper edge of the wings. The win…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-4D9292
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5. Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.b4.Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which originally would support an axis bar, however the axis bar, spring, and pin are missing. At the junction of the bow head and upper edge of the wings there is a perforated lug to support a horizontal bar of the spring. The wings are decorated with transverse ridges at intervals along the wing. The bow head is slightly hump-like in profile…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-B0DF90
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester dervative Polden Hill (the Dolphin, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b. Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing / end caps. The wing caps are incomplete and the axis bar, spring and pin are missing. It is likely that the pin / spring would have been attached by an external chord to a (now broken) rearward facing hook. The remnant of this hook is located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The reverse of the head of the brooch (between the two wings) has a sub-rectangular shaped recess. The bow head is h…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wem', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-C12550
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Wroxeter brooch. The wings/bow head is an inverted 'D' shape which has an integral plate protruding from the upper edge. The plate is off-set has an abraded upper edge which probably originally had a perforation. The reverse of the bow head is hollow and has an integral lug at either side, with a circular perforation. The lugs originally would have held an axis bar on which the spring was coiled or the pin was hinged, all these mechanisms are now missing. The bow protrudes from the centre of the bow head and is rectangular in section and curved in…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-C74962
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy Colchester type bow brooch, 65mm long, 21mm wide and weighing 12.20 grams. The brooch is plain with short open wings containing a spring of seven coils. The curved bow is sub circular in section and tapers to a point and has a raised tapering area protruding from the spring and down the centre of the upper part of the bow. Traces of a catchplate 16mm long are just visible and the upper part of the pin survives.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-D79386
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative Polden Hill variant (folded wing, Eastern Group), variant Polden Hill rear hook spring attachment. Upper half only, missing pin, some corrosion. The spring has 10 turns. The axis bar is held in 4mm wide enclose ends and a rear hook holds the chord. The wings have a concave moulding and rib with intervening grooves at the terminals. Traces of white metal / tinning survive on the surface of the wings. The bow has a slightly convex back and a rounded front. A central notched rib is flanked by a pair of grooves to give a reeded effect. Width 28.5…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DB1483
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch. The brooch is cast copper alloy and has a square headplate decorated with a ring and dot motif in the centre. The motif has two rings to it. Surrounding the headplate are three integral semi-circular wings. Each wing is decorated with two transversly incised lines forming a narrow collar. The bow is arched and faceted, and broken shortly after below. The reverse of the headplate has a single integral pierced lug for the pin. The pin is missing.
Created on: Friday 18th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Hykeham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DB35B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment, cast copper alloy. The brooch has a square headplate split into three smaller rectangular zones. The central rectangular zone is the largest and sits slightly proud of the flaking zones, being decorated with a perimeter of punched crescents. Two integral side knops remain. Each knop has a moulded collar divided into three bands, and a flat circular knopped terminal. The rest of the brooch is missing at the top of the bow. There is an incomplete double pin lug on the reverse of the headplate.
Created on: Friday 18th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Hykeham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DB46D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, cast copper alloy. The lowest part of the bow is visible, which is faceted and has three recessed collars below. The terminal is in the form of an animal's head. There are two large moulded eyes to either side, a long broad forehead and two circular nostrils forming the snout. The animal head is D-shaped in cross-section. The remains of a catchplate is situated on the reverse of the collared area.
Created on: Friday 18th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Hykeham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-DB8898
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.l, Plate 48. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming coils which are so corroded it is difficult to count them. From the spring the pin extends, however the pin is missing on this example. There is also the remains of a horizontal bar leading from the spring which is held in place by an integral perforated lug at t…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-16CDE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Medieval silver gilt annular brooch. A small segment of a brooch with alternating knops and recesses. A single complete knop flanked by the edges of the neighbouring recesses is all that remains. The knop is circular and domed and is decorated with ring stamping over the whole surface. What remains of the recesses appear also to be circular and would originally have held stones of some type. The front retains much of its gilding, although there is some wear on the top of the knop. The back is flat and undecorated. A parallel can be seen on the PAS database (see recor…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th July 2011
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Record ID: CAM-176448
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Nertomarus type Langton Down brooch dating to the first century AD. The head of the brooch has been flattened but originally comprised hollow semi-circular wings with a central cast motif of an inverted triangle. The triangle itself is decorated with three moulded dots. Either side of the triangle is a plain, diagonal decorative ridge. Where the head of the brooch meets the top of the bow, there is a transverse ridge. The bow itself is D shaped in section and tapers towards the foot, which is broken. It is 13mm wide at its top, 6mm wide at its base.The brooch patin…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-191256
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester type one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch comprises a head of two very small, triangular wings concealing the single remaining coil of the integral spring mechanism. The head extends to a rectangular section bow which tapers to a very sharp point. The catchplate is missing. The brooch measures 66mm in length and a maximum of 8mm in width.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-198FF6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch fragment dating to the sixth century AD. The fragment comprises the head plate. The head plate is rectangular in shape with two semi-circular cut outs in each corner giving it a cruciform appearance. It is decorated with a marginal pattern of stamped semi-circles and dots. On the underside of the head plate is a semi-circular lug with circular perforation. Iron corrosion products surround the lug. The fragment measures 22mm in length and 26mm in width. It has a thickness of 9mm.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-19F174
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch possesses a head comprising two flat rectangular wings which conceal a fragment of the integral spring mechanism. The pin is missing. The head extends to a D section tapering bow, with a poorly cast, semi-circular catchplate. The brooch measures 74mm in length and 10mm in width.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CC245
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy and enamelled Dragonesque brooch dating from the Early Roman period. The brooch is 33.2mm long, 18.5mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The foot is missing but the rest of the brooch is in very good condition. There is red enamel on the “ears”, blue enamel in the centre of the “eye” with a ring of damaged, possibly originally red enamel round it. The “chin” is joined to the body on the reverse, and the neck is particularly narrow. The surviving loop of the pin is still in situ round the neck of the brooch, but the pin itself is missing. The body is also decorated with e…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2D0716
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment, lower bow and part of the flat panel from a early Anglo-Saxon brooch. There is a longitudinal decorative band running down the centre of the bow and below the bow transverse grooves delimit the start of the flat panel. Surviving length is 17.94mm and width is 17.38mm. All edges worn and damaged due to old breaks. Both faces are black probably due to exposure to fire, perhaps indicating that this brooch was originally from a cremation cemetary.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trimley St Martin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2D7056
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of tinned Romano-British Polden Hill brooch, folded wing ends type, worn and corroded, rearward hook, broken remains of wings, one with vertical grooves flanking spool moulding and fragment of broken axis bar in folded end, spring missing, D-sectioned bow with median rib defined by two narrow grooves between two broad grooves, foot and catch-plate missing, >24 x >18mm. 1st century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buxton with Lammas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2EF838
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy and tinned Hod Hill type brooch of Roman, first century date (AD 43 - AD 100). Length 27.0mm, width 9.2mm and 1.0mm thick. Weight 1.82g. The fragment comprises the lower part of the bow and the foot in the form of a knop. At the top, where there is an old transverse break, the width of the bow is 9.2 mm. It then tapers evenly towards the bottom which has a rounded profile in plan. Beneath the bow there is a small knop which is separated from the bow by a slight recess. The front of the bow has three vertical flutes, one at the centre and one at eit…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-322826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy probable brooch fragment which is probably from the mid Early Medieval period. The fragment is a sub rectangular flat plate with one end rounded, and the other end broken with the majority of the brooch missing. The fragment is divided into two panels by a transverse raised bar. There seems to be a plain border round each panel, and interlace patterns within. The reverse is plain and flat apart from two lugs at the rounded end. These were probably originally pierced to hold the pin bar, but are now corroded and the bar and pin are missing. It is probably part of a middle S…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-3F0491
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman (c. AD 60 to 80) Aesica type brooch: The wings of the cast copper alloy brooch are almost semi-cylindrical. Within the wings there is a copper alloy axis bar with a spring coiled around it. The spring has 14 coils and a fragment of the pin. The external coils join forming a horizontal bar which loops under the upper portion of the bow. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is an integral hook. The bow head/upper portion of the bow is an elongated trapezoidal shape in plan with concave sides and the lower corners terminating with a bulbous knop. In the centre of the …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-3FA4E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy disc brooch with six lobes and enamelled decoration. The brooch appears to have been cast in one piece. The six lobes are solid and do not appear to have originally held inlaid enamel or glass. There is a central raised section that is recessed to contain the enamel decoration (diameter: 14.77 mm). Most of the enamel is missing, but the decoration appears to comprise a pale blue background with inlaid yellow dots around the edge. The edge of the raised section is also decorated with regularly spaced notches. At the junction between the central boss and the b…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-413577
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, lead. The fragment is part of the foot and catchplate. At the top the object is broken just below the bow. There is a flat rectangular plate with the remains of an incomplete catchplate on the reverse. There are two moulded transverse collars below, the uppper of which is thicker than the lower. Below the collars is an incomplete animals head. There are two large eyes represented by two moulded pellets. The forehead is D-shaped in cross-section and the snout is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-415104
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment, lead, probably the foot terminal from a florid brooch. The object is in the form of a human face and is roughly D-shaped in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated in relief with a prominant forehead and deep set moulded eyes in the form of two large moulded pellets. The nose is large, triangular and flanked by two chubby-looking curved cheeks. There is a deeply incised elongated triangular channel at the bottom of either cheek, which emphasises them against the rest of the face. The mouth is relatively small and represented by two ver…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4369F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and enamelled disc brooch of Roman date, probably second century (AD 100 - AD 200). Length 20.6mm, width 18.3mm and 1.4mm thick. Weight 3.15g. The brooch is flat at the front and circular in plan and the thickness of the plate is 1.4mm. It may originally have had small peripheral lugs. The rim is broken and corroded and none of the lugs have survived, but the stub of one appears to be extant. The enamels are divided by copper alloy ribs in a six-pointed star formation, with a bronze centre dot (pellet) which is 2.6mm in diameter. Each point of the star extends to …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-55AC65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch of the florid type, corroded fragment from top knob, elaborate mask with prominent brows, eyes, nose and moustache and splayed triangular projection at terminal, broken across part of upper edge of plate (old break) with small bordering rectangular stamps. 25 x >25mm. Leeds and Pocock (1971) Group V. Mid 6th century.
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Postwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-562891
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled headstud brooch of Roman date (c. AD 75 – c. AD 200). Overall length 30.8mm, maximum width, across the wings 12.2mm. Weight 3.43g. At the head of the bow are two stubs forming the remains of a chain loop. The wings are diminutive and viewing the brooch from the front, the left hand wing is almost non-existent due to an old break. The right hand wing is decorated with three stepped vertical flutes. The rear part of the head is damaged and corroded. However, a small portion of a copper alloy axis bar survives and it appears to have secur…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-593CF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy, enamel and tinned Roman plate brooch of the umbonate type with a hinged mechanism, missing axis bar, pin and with damaged decorative lugs. Some of the enamel is also missing. The brooch measures 25.8x30.3mm (it would have originally measured c.28x32.5mm) and weighs 8.52g. The brooch is rounded and convex to the rear. Decoration is in the form of a 6-pointed star around a central ring-and-dot motif. Enamel survives in five of these points and is alternately blue and yellow. The points of the star touch a 19.3mm diameter band which defines the extent of the roun…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Saturday 21st February 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-5BBB70
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48. Semicircular, concave cross section wings with a backward facing lug at either end, these lugs have a hole in the centre for the pin support bar which is now missing. On the top of the head would have been a backwards-facing hook this has been truncated from the base. On both sides there is a moulding at the junction between the bow and wings. A recessed line runs from the top of the head down the centre of the brooch to the foot, either side is …
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Highnam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-5C8930
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c, flat wing ends type, Western Group). Semi-circular, concave cross-section wings that have backward facing lug at either end. Both lugs have a hole in the centre for the spring support bar, this is complete and made of copper alloy, the spring is complete and made of eleven curls, the pin is broken near the spring, this is an old break. On the top of the head of the bow is a loop that secures the external chord of the spring. This loop forms the back of a notched crest that runs down the …
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westerleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6F0F71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative type with Polden Hill variant spring attachment. Missing foot with catchplate, spring, pin. The spring was held by a rear hook and by enclosed wing ends, 6mm wide - these contain an iron-like corrosion, but it does not react to a magnet. The wings have a single angled groove and five grooves at the terminals, with slight notching of some of the intervening narrow ribs. The bow tapers slightly and is oval in section, with slight angles at the sides. A central band of three grooves define two reserved notched narrow ribs. Width 31mm, surviving …
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6F53E0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative type with a rear hook. Missing both wings, spring, pin; damaged catchplate; corroded/abraded surfaces, especially the bow front. The bow has a slightly convex back and rounded front, and a stront crest at the top in profile. It tapers to a smal;l foot knob. Two centre grooves define a centre rib which may have had horizontal hatching and there are traces of possible concave mouldings each side. The footknob is marked by a slight transverse groove. Length 41mm, surviving width 6.5mm. Although this could be a standard rear hook type it has many…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C887A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.c. pg. 72 Plate 46. Only the head of the brooch survives and the spring and pin are missing. There appears to be a central zig-zag line of decoration down the centre of the bow, but much of the patina is chipped and corroded, hiding most of the details. The brooch has short wings which appear not to be decorated. It is 20.6mm long, 20.2mm wide and 10.4mm thick. The wings are semi-cylindrical with closed ends which are pierced to take the axis bar of …
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: DENO-F04256
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, 6th century, incomplete. Integrally cast top-knob, side-knobs missing. Trapezoidal head-plate with a double row of punched dots on either side. The left wing is incomplete, but it appears to have been trapezoidal and has a double row of punched dots along the only surviving original edge, at its base. The right wing is broken off. Arched bow with faceted corners, carinated in front and hollow on the reverse. There is a row of punched oblique lines with incised line borders at the top and the bottom of the bow. Trapezoidal plate at the top of the foot, the …
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-157476
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete damaged and misshapen copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of 'Winchester' style (Hattatt 1987, 21). Overall length 60.6mm, maximum width of bow 7.2mm and thickness of bow 0.9mm. Weight 2.69g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The pin and most of the spring are missing due to an old break. The spring, when complete, would probably have had four coils and an internal chord. The surviving part of the spring is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 0.9mm. Due to agricultural activity the brooch has become almost straightened …
Created on: Saturday 2nd June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-3D0C52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Early Roman period copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type and dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing only the pin and is comparatively small with a length of 36.88mm and has a weight of 3.2g. The spring mechanism (1.5mm diameter) coiled for three turns either side of the centre with a width of 14.60mm and the chord was anchored by the forward facing and tapering hook at the head. The spring has broken after the first coil on the return. The wings have a width of 13.17mm and are decorated on the fronts with vertical incised line…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMS-3F3664
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon Cruciform brooch, Group 1, rectangular head-plate with narrow wings and integral full-round top knob (actually of rounded sub-trapezoidal section), the slight vertical arris on both divisions between head-plate and wings lies between two lines of confronted double C-shaped stamps, broken (ancient break) at springing of missing bow, single pieced lug on reverse. 28 x >38mm. 5th century.
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3F8372
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval brooch, much distorted, with a small break in the frame. The frame is decorated with notches on its front surface to create the impression of twisted wire. The pin is intact. It is sword-shaped, and has a lozenge shape in cross section. The front surface is decorated with two twisted wavy lines. The brooch is silver and dates from the fourteenth century. Dimensions: length 21 mm, width 12 mm.
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-AA4B46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, circa AD 1200-1500. The brooch is circular in plan. The brooch frame is flat on both sides creating a sub rectangular section. The brooch frame has a recessed area accommodating one end of the pin which is wrapped around the frame. The pin, which is complete, has a circular section and tapers to a blunt point. The length of the pin is 18.04mm. A disc-shaped collar lies flush with interior edge of the brooch frame at the hinge end of the pin. The diameter of the collar is 4.69mm. The brooch has a light g…
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 10th June 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DENO-4109E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch of Colchester-derivative Polden Hill (folded wings, Eastern Group). Large, cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch dating to the later 1st century AD. Wings are broad and have a slightly-flattened, cylindrical shape. They are decorated with an incised line which has a squared zig-zag line in relief running along the centre of its length. This decorative band runs around the end of both wings and then diagonally from the inner side of the end of the wing towards the middle of the outer side of the wings, near the start of the bow. The bow is a simple, deeply curved dolp…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-411DE2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Roman cast copper-alloy zoomorphic Dragonesque brooch, incomplete as the tail is missing and also the pin. A crudely made example with angular edges, unlike most others this has a reversed 'S' shape. The reverse is flat with many parallel scratch marks which probably derive from the movement of the pin. The obverse is decorated with a 'Celtic-style' moulded decoration and there are circles in relief on each 'dragon's head', mimicking an eye and a smaller nostril. Although this is probably a type of Dragonesque brooch that did not carry any enamel in the grooves and spaces, it is…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-545477
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, copper alloy, complete except for missing pin & spring. Rectangular head plate decorated with a row of punched annulets on either side (clearest on the left side). Short (length c.5mm) rectangular wings. Integrally cast top and side knobs; the knobs are slightly hollowed on the reverse, and each has a simple trapezoidal undecorated(?) collar. The bow has faceted corners, and is slightly carinated on the obverse and flat on the reverse. Incised transverse groove at the top and bottom of the bow, and short central longitudinal groove extended no further than…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow upon Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-54B9F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, developed type, gilt cast copper alloy fragment, bow and upper part of foot only, 6th century. The arched bow is flat on the reverse, not carinated, and is decorated with a central square with double plain border around. Damaged rectangular/trapezoidal field below, decorated with stylised Style 1 animal. Possibly lappets broken off on either side of this field. The foot is broken off across the top of the animal head terminal. This had prominent eyes and incised eyebrows with central cleft. On the reverse of the rectangular field is a damaged, rectangular …
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Repton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-68B9B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman (AD 25-100) copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and has a surviving length of 51.52mm and a weight of 4.7g. The spring has broken before the first coil, but it is likely that the spring would have coiled twice either side of the head and would have had an internal chord. The bow has a maximum width at the head of 4.40mm with straight sides, which converge towards the pointed foot. The bow is of D-shaped section with a maximum thickness of 3.46 near the head. The upper bow is decorated with a series of oblique incis…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IOW-70E864
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and embellished annular brooch of Medieval date (c. AD 1250 – c. AD 1400). Maximum diameter 26.1mm and 3.6mm thick. Weight 2.88g. The frame of the brooch is circular in plan and has six evenly spaced collets on the front of the frame. Between each collet the frame is sub-oval in plan. One of the collets contains a dark blue glass or stone dome-headed setting. The other five collets, which have rounded bottoms, are empty and there are no remains of settings or adhesive material within them. The rim of some collets are are sligthly damaged and misshap…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7CA124
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Langton Down bow brooch. The pin is missing but the catchplate is present. The bow is flat and tapers to a point with no footknob. It has 2 vertical ridges running down its length. The wings are tubular and contain the spring for the pin. There is a gap in the centre of the wings where the pin should be. This type of brooch dates to the 1st century AD (Hattatt; 80-81).
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tewkesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9509F8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy rosette brooch fragment, 27mm long, 23mm wide and 3mm thick The object is in poor condition with a green patina and weighs 5.45grams. The object is sub circular and very worn. At its upper edge there is a tapering and curved protrusion, with a crescent section, which emerges at 90 degrees from the surface. Below this is a crescent shape which is decorated with four triangular depressions, which would have contained enamel. Below them is a band with uneven rectangular depressions. The rest of the plate is plain and it tapers to a point (which may be the result of wea…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D19605
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The brooch appears to be plain and is missing its spring and catchplate, despite damage to its wings and some pitting, has a good surface patina. The wings are short and their edges have worn away. The bow is plain and has a semi-circular section and tapers to a point.It is 39mm long, 16mm wide and 12mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 7.14grams.
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-00B2B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver annular brooch, formed of a decorated hoop, two flowers arranged symmetrically with the pin at the centre, and a constriction to hold the pin. There is some evidence of gilding still present and the hoop is also delicately engraved. Date: 13th - early 14th century
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Normanby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-0F5975
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.b4. Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete wing caps. The more complete cap has an incomplete central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. Along the upper edge of the wings and bow head there is an integral hook, which originally would have held the horizontal bar of the spring. The wings are decorated with pairs of transverse grooves. The bow head is slightly hump-…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-140666
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and wrought copper alloy Colchester brooch of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (c. AD 20 – c. AD 65). Overall length 58.5mm, maximum width 12.0mm. Weight 5.01g. The coiled spring, the pin and the catch-plate are missing. The wings are also incomplete. The brooch is long and slender but severely corroded. It would have had small diminutive wings. However, one side of the wings is missing and the other side is incomplete due to old breaks. The present width of the wings is 12.0mm. At the head of the brooch there is a stub, representing the remains of a forward pr…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3B15A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Early Medieval domed disc brooch. The brooch has a diameter of 26.1mm and is 8.5mm thick. It has a plain border and a design in relief of a Jellinge-style animal with interlace. On the reverse the double pin lug and catchplate survive, and there is another projecting lug which is too corroded to see if it was pierced. The pin does not survive. The brooch is in very good condition and has a deep green patina with lighter areas of slight corrosion. The brooch probably dates from the later part of the Early Medieval period; 850 - 1066 AD. Jane Kershaw has identified thi…
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-669B25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy polden hill brooch, 50mm long, 18mm wide and 15mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 12.68 grams. The brooch is missing its spring, pin and most of its catchplate, but its base can be seen, 20mm long. Its wings are short but have wornaway edges. One side shows decoration of horizontal recesses flanking a small ridge. The bow is sub rectangular in section and is decorated with two vertical ridges which appear to run its length. It has pitting all over its surface.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-694B58
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy and silver bow brooch, 47mm long, 26mm wide and 19mm thick. The brooch is in a fiiar condition with a dark green patina and weighs 14.48 grams. Thebrooch is missing its spring, pin and most of its catchplate, but its base is 23mm long. The brooch has worn short wings but one has three vertical ridges running down it. The bow tapers and is sub-circular in section. It is decorated with a row of beading or circular depressions running the length of each side. This decoration appears to continue across the top of the bow, but this is damaged. The bow has a stepped foot …
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-69A261
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman? copper alloy disc brooch fragment?, 27mm in diameter and 2mm thick. The fragment is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 3.39grams. The fragment has a curved edge and a central raised circle about 10mm in diameter. Its reverse has a circular sectioned shaft attached to it which has been bent to sit flush with the surface and a fragment of another circular sectioned shaft protruding near by, perhaps it originally formed a loop?
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-7E9EE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Scandinavian copper alloy disc brooch. The brooch is decorated with an openwork Jellinge-style design of an interlacing animal (see NMS-7446E3 and ESS-4D7A85 for other examples of this style). On the reverse there are the remains of the pin lug and catchplate. The pin is missing. There is also part of the suspension loop which the wearer could have passed a chain through to wear the brooch as a pendant. Jane Kershaw has identified this as Scandinavian - a Jellinge-style disc brooch, Jansson Type I A1 (Jansson in Arwidsson1984; Kershaw 2009). There is a close parallel from Cambridge…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7F6020
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.k. noo. 2052, Plate 48. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming eight or possibly nine incomplete coils, and a fragment of a pin. The horizontal bar of the spring is also missing. The bow head is hump-like in profile and decorated with a moulded 'Y' shaped ridge, with radiating grooves between the two arms. Either s…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-916327
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and tinned copper alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman, first century date (c. AD 43 – c. AD 75). Length 55.6mm, maximum width 17.0mm and 4.1mm thick. Weight 4.24g. The pin, part of the bow, part of the catch-plate, one side arm and part of the foot are missing due to old breaks. The upper part of the head of the brooch has been turned forwards and downwards to form a cylinder to accommodate an iron axis bar which is corroded and in poor condition. Mid-way along the width of the cylinder there is a recess which enabled the pin to swivel freely around the axis bar. …
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-58EFB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper-alloy flat, enamelled disc brooch. Late 1st to mid 3rd century AD. Diameter 21.20mm, thickness 1.82mm. The plain border is 1.27mm wide. The central field contains six outer pellets joined and a single central pellet of 2.96mm diameter. Traces of a red material (possibly enamel) survive within the central/inner field. On the reverse is a single lug 5.91mm long, 4.43mm high and 1.22mm thick. A circular perforation of c.1.98mm diameter is present on the lug but this perforation is filled with mud and/or corrosion. The pin is missing. The catch-plate survives - dimensions: le…
Created on: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 8th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whittlesford Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-9363B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (the Dolphin, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.a. Plate 46, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century, between AD 80-120 (length: 47.5mm; width at wings: 19.5mm; thickness/ depth: 13.5mm; weight: 8.9g). Bayley and Butcher (see bibliography below) have classified this type of brooch as a type 'b', which they describe as 'heavier brooches, usually large, the upper bow humped forward over the crossbar; the effect often increased by a slight lateral extension showing as disc-shaped flanges beside it. The tapering lowe…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-A5C801
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch. It has wings that are semi-circular in cross-section with fully-rounded terminals pierced to support the spring mechanism. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and comma-shaped in side view, tapering slightly towards the foot. The top of the bow is decorated with two pairs of transversly incised lines. The lower end of the bow is decorated with an incised transverse collar above and a moulded transverse collar below a small faceted rectangular panel. The foot panel widens slightly towards the terminal, and is decorated with long side face…
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Hykeham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-C34DE6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval brooch: A Late Anglo-Saxon/Viking Age copper alloy cloisonné disc brooch with six (possibly originally seven) lobes and enamelled decoration. The projecting lobes have sunken terminals, presumably originally inlaid with enamel or glass. This technique is known in several other brooches of this type, and is thought to imitate more costly gold jewllery, which was often inlaid with perals and gemstones. The body of the brooch consists of a flat baseplate and raised central collar, the latter describing the edge of the ornamented central area. Sitting on top of the coll…
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-E6D723
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and lathe-turned copper alloy plate brooch of Roman, second century date (AD 100 – AD 200). Length 25mm, width 19.0mm and 10.2mm thick. Weight 1.94g. About half the brooch is missing due to old breaks. The catch-plate and pin are also missing. The plate would have originally been circular in plan and it is estimated that the diameter would have been about 20.0mm. It is convex at the front and largely concave at the rear. At the front it has a raised peripheral rim and a central circular and floorless collet (or cup). The rim has been punched or perhaps knur…
Created on: Sunday 24th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-F98138
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate, but has very poor surface preservation. The brooch has a length of 46.44mm and has a weight of 6.1g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 14.66mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is considerably wider on the pin side, than the other (7.6mm diameter compared to 5.1mm diameter). The chord is anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook. …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: GLO-FABCD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.b4, flat wing ends type, Western Group). Semi-circular, concave cross-section wings that have backward facing lug at either end. Both lugs have been truncated down that centre but a hole where the spring support bar would have been mounted is still visible. A serrated crest runs down the head and terminates in a point at the base of the head, at that back of the crest is a loop for external chord of the spring. Stepped shoulders flank either side of the head. The leg is plain and terminates…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FBA826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate and the end of the pin. The brooch has a distorted length of 48.00mm and has a weight of 7.9g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 15.38mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is slightly wider on the pin side, than the other (6.7mm diameter compared to 6.2mm diameter). The chord was anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook, which is n…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: GLO-FCAFB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.b1. Plate 50. No. 1735. Semicircular, concave cross-section wings that have backward facing lug at either end. Both lugs have been truncated down that centre, a hole where the spring support bar would have been mounted is still visible. There is a grooved line running down the centre of the forward edge of each wing. On the top of the head is the remains of a backwards facing lug which holds the external chord of the spring, a crest runs down the centre of …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-FCBB96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 2. Transitional Type 2/3, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 2.b2. Homeland is Lower Severn Valley and probably the Avon. Semi-circular, concave cross-section wings that have backward facing lug at either end. Both lugs have been truncated down that centre, a hole where the spring support bar would have been mounted is still visible. The end of the wings are expanded, and there is a ridge running down the centre. On the top of the head is the remains of a backwards facing hook that would have held the…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Sunday 23rd April 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-0EDE27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4. a-b, flat wing ends type)Dolphin or Polden Hill type and dating to the late 1st - early 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 32.18mm and a weight of 7.4g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, now missing and secured by Polden Hill type arrangement. The wings are damaged and have a surviving width of 22.14mm. Above the head is the remnant of a broken claw to tension the chord. The bow had a curved moulding at the head, now…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-136E37
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy spoked disc brooch dating to c.2nd or 3rd centuries. c.f. Mackreth 2011, Chapter 7, Part 1, Type 3.b5. Plate 107. The brooch is circular and domed and is mostly complete. Part of the catchplate and pin mechanism remain but the pin is missing. The front of the brooch is decorated with a wheel-like design with 5 spokes and a central circular raised boss. Aound the outside is a flat edge which has been gilded.
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-817661
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The brooch is a cast copper Colchester brooch. The wings are formed by a horizontal rectangular band which is abraded and undecorated. On the reverse of the wings , integral to the upper edge is a oval sectioned protrusion which tapers to a blunt point and curves upwards and forwards, forming, in profile, a ‘c’ shape. The lower edge of the wings has the integral spring protruding, which has two coils remaining before it is broken. The break is not too recent. The bow is hump-like in profile, but is slender and tapers down the bow. The bow is oval in section. The reverse of the low…
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8D0B21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.a3. Plate 49. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are decorated with a pair of transverse grooves. At the junction of the bow head and wings, in the centre there is the remains of an incomplete lug with a perforation, this would have held the spring in place. The bow h…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8D4787
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical with an incomplete wing cap and a missing wing. The remaining cap has a central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. It tapers to form the bow which is also undecorated. The bow tapers to a broken terminal, but is almost complete. The bow is s…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8D7E02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 8, Southern England, enamel cells, flat wing ends type,). The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming 9 coils. The external coils continue forming a horizontal bar above the spring. This bar is held in place by a integral lug with a perforation which is at the junction of the bow and wings. The pin is incomplete. The wings are decorated with a th…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Friday 20th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8E1E04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5. Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.a2. Plate 49. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with wing caps. The caps have a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming 7 coils, with the external coils forming a horizontal bar above the spring. The bar is held in place by an integral lug with a central perforation. The pin is incomplete and tapers to a broken point. The break is recent. The wings are decorated…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-CCD2A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg.73, Plate 47. The wings are semi-cylindrical with a wing cap at each terminal. Each cap has a central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. There is a small downturned hook at the centre of the upper edge of the wings. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is decorated with a vertical linear groove with fine oblique grooves either side. It …
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-CFEDF3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete wing cap at each terminal. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. There is a small downturned hook at the centre of the upper edge of the wings. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is possibly undecorated, the bow head and bow are both abraded. The bow head tapers to form the an oval sectioned bow which is also undecorated. The bow tapers to a br…
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-E26607
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 41mm long, 13mm wide and 4mm thick at shoulder. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 6.87 grams. The brooch has an intact upper suspension loop which sits on top of a rectangular base above the top of the bow. The spring is partly present, 3 coils can be seen between semi-circular pierced fixings and the whole area is covered with iron staining suggesting the pin is of this material. The bow is semi-circular in section and is plain except for the acanthus scroll at its shoulder. The brooch has snapped near its base but a sect…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E277E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy and silver bow and fantail brooch fragment, 14.5mm long, 14mm wide and 6mm thick at catchplate. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 2.17grams. The brooch is triangular in form and is missing its upper part. It has a plain reverse which holds a central catchplate which runs the length of the fragment, this has a triangular catch which is folded over to hold the pin. The front has raised decoration which is picked out in silver. It consists of a wide raised border which holds a sub triangular motif. This consists of a thin semi-circular arch …
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E331B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy hinged bow brooch, 27mm long 22mm wide and 11mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 3.43 grams. It has solid, circular sectioned wings with a central rectangular recess which would have held a hinged pin. The bow is semi-circular in section and is decorated with a ridge running two thirds of its length, this is decorated with horizontal incisions.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E34312
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet variant brooch, 38mm long 12mm wide and 3mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 4.53 grams. The brooch is missing most of its upper loop, with just the base present. The bow is semi-circular in section and is plain except for the acanthus scroll decoration at its shoulder. most of the catchplate is intact which is about 20mm long, but the foot of the brooch is missing. The spring and pin are also mising but the semi-circular fittings that would have held the spring are still present.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E357D0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy base of a rosette brooch, 33mm long, 25mm wide and 2mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.60grams. The object consists of the base plate of the brooch and is trapezoidal in form. It has a rounded upper surface which contains a circular hole, 4mm in diameter, which would have held the rest of the brooch in place. It has two semi-circular protrusions at each side, just below the level of the hole. It has a slightly protruding ridge running along the front of the straight base. The catchplate, which is intact and sits in the centre o…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E3CF63
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 34mm long,18mm wide and 4mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 3.57 grams. The brooch has semi-circular wings but is missing its spring, pin and catchplate. The bow is circular in section and appears to have a ridge running down at least its upper section. There are no other forms of decoration visible.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E3E733
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy umbonate disc brooch, 27mm long, 15mm wide and 11mm thick. The brooch is in poor condition, being squashed and incomplete, it has a green patina and weighs 2.82 grams. The brooch has a hinged pin, whose mechanism protrudes from the edge of the body. It has a semi-circular catchplate which sits on a triangular protrusion placed opposite the hinge. The brooch has a hole in its domed centre, but at least two lines of triangular depressions and traces of enamel can still be seen decorating its surface.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-229563
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch, 63mm long, 26mm wide and 18mm thick. The brooch is in poor condition with a green patina and weighs 13.87 grams. It is missing its pin but has an intact spring of 10? coils. Its bow is sub triangular in section with a ridge running its length, but no other decoration is visible due to its condition. The catchplate is intact and is 24mm in length and 10mm wide. It has two perforations of differing sizes which match fig.156, 1459 in Hattatt's ancient brooches.
Created on: Monday 9th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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Record ID: IOW-36C874
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and wrought copper alloy brooch of Late Iron Age or Early Roman La Tene III date (1 AD – 100 AD). Length 65.0mm, width 5.3mm and 2.9mm thick. Weight 6.62g. The brooch is misshapen and half of the spring (two coils) and the pin are missing due to an old break. When complete, the spring would have consisted of four coils with an internal chord. The surviving part of the spring and chord are circular in cross-section and have a diameter of 2.1mm. At the top of the bow, close to the spring, the bow is sub-triangular in cross-section and measures 5.3mm in width and h…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-390EB0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Colchester brooch, dating from 25 - 65 AD. This cast copper alloy brooch is incomplete. The wings are broken, with a forward facing chord hook folded over the centre of the head. Only one turn of the spring from the (now missing) pin survives. The bow is rectangular in plan, and slightly curved in profile. The catchplate is missing. The brooch is plain and undecorated. It is 38mm long.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-3938D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete colchester brooch dating 20 to 70 AD. The brooch has small, flat wings which are rectangular in plan and have a central cord hook for the now missing sprung pin. The bow is decorated with small moulded triangles along its length. The bow is curved in profile. The triangular catchplate is incomplete and has two circular perforations. It is 57mm long.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DENO-39F3F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch; Cast copper alloy sawfish, hinged T-shaped brooch, dating to the 1st-2nd centuries. The brooch has flattened, cylindrical wings with a simple incised line around the end of each. The remnants of a loop can be seen extending from the centre top of the brooch. The bow has a fairly shallow curve. There is a shield-shaped stud at the head of the brooch and the bow below the head is decorated with cast relief decoration in a double zig-zag pattern. There are five small knops on either side of the bow. The foot has a circular stud. Much of the catchplate remains, as does the s…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: BERK-416112
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch. The item comprises of a flat semi-circular plate of c.1mm thickness decorated on its upper surface with dots of white metal and a sub-triangular hollow component decorated with a T-bar of white metal with dots to either side with a semi-circular band of annulets running across the end opposite the T-bar - very slight traces of silvering remain. The reverse of this portion contains on oval shaped opening and to either side of this on slight uprights are traces of ferrous staining. This opening will have held the spring attachment for the …
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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